THE GREAT SECRET By Carl Llewellyn Weschcke How many times has someone promised to reveal "the Great Secret" that will bring you Wealth, Health, Power and Love? Like many people, I am sure this has happened to you more than once. Well, did you get this Great Secret? Or, should I ask, did it bring you the Wealth, Health, Power and Love you wanted? I bet not, regardless of how much money you paid for that Great Secret. But, that doesn't mean there isn't a Great Secret that will enable you to obtain all the material things you want. A half-century ago, a little recognized American occultist named Ophiel told me that the greatest contribution from the eastern world to western esotericism was to be found in the Hindu Tantric practices involving the "Tattwas." Later I learned that work with the Tattwas had been incorporated into the magical practices of the famous Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn back in the late 1800's. And then, in 1971, a brilliant Australian teacher, Dr. Jonn Mumford, taught me how to activate the Tattwas in my own mind. "And why "That's where the Great Secret starts - in your MIND. "What are these Tattwas? "The Tattwas are the five elements (not four, not 92, and not 110) that make up the foundations of our Material World in combination with the two fundamental 'forces' of Consciousness and Energy. The Tattwas are the forms of Energy behind the manifestation of all Matter. Remember Einstein's famous equation "E=mc where "E" stands for Energy and "m" stands for Matter? "It demonstrates that every substance in the world is made up of these five elemental energies. Universal Mind, including our individual minds, is itself Energy and it is this energetic connection that enables you with your mind to access and work with these fundamental energies and forces behind all material manifestation. The Tattwas are represented in printed images that are then called "Yantras. "A Yantra is defined by Mumford as "a tool for focusing the mind," "encouraging conception, and invoking or evoking elemental forces." (All quotations in this article are taken from his book, "Magical Tattwas" 1997 which is included with 25 Tattwa cards and one ritual card in a boxed set) " "It is also important to more clearly describe the function of the Tattwa cards as "'information storage and retrieval devices' of amazing potency. They are the primary building blocks from which all magical symbols, sigils, talismans, ciphers and designs are composed." "The Tattwa 'triggers' the psychic layers of our mind through the compressed power of it's geometrical shape, the primal colors vibrating forth, and the implied numerical concepts in each shape." " The Miracle of the One Thing "Through Mind, everything is connected and it is by means of powerful symbols that your mind enters into the five elements. Look at the following table: ElementTattwaEnergy TypeManifest StateSymbolShapeColor (Eastern)ChakrasLocation Earth"Prithivi"Mechanical EnergyCongeal-mentCubeSquareYellow"Muladhara"Pelvic Floor Water"Apas"Chemical EnergyFluid Pre-cipitationCrescent MoonCrescentSilver"Swadhis-thana"Below Navel Fire"Tejas"Thermal EnergyIncand-ensceneTetra-hedronEquilateral TriangleRed"Manipura"above Navel Air"Vayu"Electrical EnergyGaseous VaporsSphereCircleSky Blue"Anahata"Heart Ether (Spirit)"Akasha"Nuclear EnergyStellar SpaceEgg (Cosmic)OvalIndigo, Black, Violet "Vishudda"Throat It is by means of our mental image that we are able to relate to the elemental energy of the particular tattwa. Each image stirs up a host of associations intrinsic to their nature and human history. Earth stability, security, beginnings and foundations. The Deep Unconscious, the Id. Also instigating or starting anything new, or anew. Water childhood, oceans, mystery, recurring cycles, wishes, romance, and wonder. The Preconscious dream (astral) world, emotion and relationships. Also fertilizing, germination, irrigation, networking, orga
